Southern Restaurants Group

It is with immense pride and excitement that we welcome the grand opening of KFC’s 800th store in Australia, and Southern Restaurant’s 94th location. Whilst the opening of every KFC restaurant is special, this was extra special because it was also the 800th KFC restaurant in Australia. After a Welcome to Country ceremony, Kristie Woolrych, General Manager KFC SOPAC, thanked all of those involved in bringing this restaurant to life, and then it was time to cut the ribbon and pronounce the store officially open for trade. To recognise this momentous event, 800 Zingers and 800 cans of Pepsi were given free to our first 800 hungry customers. There was also KFC merchandise and a Spin the Wheel game for various prizes. This new Oran Park store is a shining example of KFC’s evolution alongside its communities. This isn’t just another KFC; it’s a state-of-the-art 62-seat restaurant designed for comfort and efficiency. With a dual-lane drive-thru to serve our fast-paced lives and a separate entrance for our delivery partners, we’ve ensured a seamless experience for everyone. Our commitment to sustainability and technology is evident throughout this store. We’ve incorporated eco-friendly features like recycled materials, 20KW solar panels to minimize our environmental footprint, and an advanced oil pump-out system for safe and responsible disposal. We’re not just serving great food; we’re doing so with a conscience. Innovation continues with built-in artificial intelligence in the drive-thru system, with future enhancements in customer service on the horizon. Our store also features digital kiosks, LED menu boards, and interactive screens—all designed to provide an engaging, efficient, and enjoyable experience for our customers. None of this would have been possible without the dedicated efforts of many individuals. A heartfelt thank you to our Franchisor, YUM, and our landlord for their unwavering support. We also like to extend our gratitude to architect Conrad, builder Tony and his team at RPM, Vijay and all the subcontractors and service consultants who played a crucial role in bringing this store to life. A special thanks to Sam Singh, Nirman Choksi, Navind Lal, Victoria McDonald and Ali Naghi for coordinating all the work behind the scenes and for making everything happen so flawlessly. A big thank you also to Shondelle Allison, her KFC Mt Annan team and all of Area 103 who helped in relocating members of their team to build a new team, the training of new employees and undertaking all the new store opening activities. The restaurant was swarming with so many excited and eager people to be part of the opening and to serve our hungry customers. Thank you to all Southern Restaurants departments – Operations, Development, P&C, Finance, and IT – for their assistance and hard work in helping navigate the new store opening process. 

We wanted to take a moment to acknowledge and appreciate all the hard work, dedication and unwavering commitment the Market 2 ARLs have put in.   Let's take this opportunity to reflect on our accomplishments and set our sights on the goals for the remainder of the year.   Congratulations to all recognised at the mid year Business Review.

On Thursday 21 December 2023, we completed the ceremonial grand opening of our new Dandenong store for the Southern Restaurants Group (SRG). This brings us to a total of 94 stores!   A special thanks to Sam Singh, Nirman Choksi, Matthew Rudiger and Xavier Pritchard for coordinating all the work behind the scenes and for making everything happen so flawlessly. A big thank you also to all of Area 205 who helped in relocating members of their team to build a new team, training of new employees and undertaking all the new store opening activities. The restaurant was swarming with so many excited and eager people to be part of the opening and to serve our hungry, local customers.   Thank you to all Southern Restaurants departments – Operations, Development, P&C, Finance, and IT – for their assistance and hard work in helping navigate the new store opening process.   Thanks to our builders AMS Constructions Pty Ltd for building such a beautiful store and for our architects BDAI Pty Ltd for the design.   The below pictures demonstrate what an amaZINGER restaurant design our new restaurant is – if you are out and about, please drop by and order some Tasty, Fast and Accurate food 😊

On Wednesday 20 December 2023, we completed the ceremonial grand opening of our new Pakenham South store for the Southern Restaurants Group (SRG). This brings us to a total of 93 stores!   A special thanks to Sam Singh, Nirman Choksi, Felicity Whitehead-Hill and Lachlan Wilbourne for coordinating all the work behind the scenes and for making everything happen so flawlessly. A big thank you also to all of Area 202 who helped in relocating members of their team to build a new team, training of new employees and undertaking all the new store opening activities. The restaurant was swarming with so many excited and eager people to be part of the opening and to serve our hungry, local customers.   Thank you to all Southern Restaurants departments – Operations, Development, P&C, Finance, and IT – for their assistance and hard work in helping navigate the new store opening process.   Thanks to our builders Novi Services and Inline Building for building such a beautiful store and for our architects BDAI Pty Ltd for the design.   The below pictures demonstrate what an amaZINGER restaurant design our new restaurant is – if you are out and about, please drop by and order some Tasty, Fast and Accurate food 😊  

On Wednesday 13 December 2023, we completed the ceremonial grand opening of our new Beaconsfield store for the Southern Restaurants Group (SRG). This brings us to a total of 92 stores!   A special thanks to Sam Singh, Nirman Choksi, Matthew Rudiger and Naish Drake for coordinating all the work behind the scenes and for making everything happen so flawlessly. A big thank you also to all of Area 205 who helped in relocating members of their team to build a new team, training of new employees and undertaking all the new store opening activities. The restaurant was swarming with so many excited and eager people to be part of the opening and to serve our hungry, local customers.   Thank you to all Southern Restaurants departments – Operations, Development, P&C, Finance, and IT – for their assistance and hard work in helping navigate the new store opening process.   Thanks to our builders AMS Constructions Pty Ltd for building such a beautiful store and for our architects Voda Building Services for the design.   The below pictures demonstrate what an amaZINGER restaurant design our new restaurant is – if you are out and about, please drop by and order some Tasty, Fast and Accurate food 😊

Thank you so much to our Market 1 team for their amazing store visits. The stores looked amazing with great leaders leading our teams. You passionate of People First is evident in the culture that you have breed.